Taps Are Sounded For George Fisher 100 At Fredrickson
Civil War veteran George Fisher age 100 celebrated his Oct 5 birthday after living in the area for 54 years. The Fredrickson Implement Co hosted a farm show for about 400 attendees this week and other local notices recap birthdays meetings and travels of residents including college students and church groups.
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George Fisher
Fredrickson
Gladys McCoy
Polk
Business College
Lincoln
Royal Typewriter Co
Will Wurtz
Carl Steelquist
Allied Mills
Yancey Hotel
Grand Island
Don Lindholm
Fredrickson Implement Co
Harold Nelson
Baptist Church
Beverly
Joyce Jones
High Prairie Club
High Prairie
Bachelor Club critique and reader letters from Crete
Letters discuss world population concerns and the Polk Bachelor Club with a call for more engaged bachelors. Alfred the club philosopher argues for preservation of the species amid a matriarchal society and lists bachelor traits and desires. The second letter thanks Norvis for Christmas notes and mentions Kahler's Koffee Kup closure and subscriber support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvis
Polk’s
Bachelor Club
Tto
Alfred
The Vietnam War and Youth Echoes of Loss and Dissent
An editorial musing on shifting security myths in the United States, the hippie movement, and student protests over Vietnam. It recalls Gerald Alfred Jr a pilot lost in Vietnam, and laments the toll of war on young lives, urging reflection on democracy and progress.
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San Francisco
U. S
Vietnam
Dow Company
Benjamin
Spock
William
Sloane Coffin
Joe
United States
Gerald Alfred, Jr
Grand Island
Alfred
Colorado Air Force Academy
Air Force
Local Community Notes Highlight Neighbor Visits and Guests
Mrs. Dolan Hahn hosted Thursday visits with her sister Mrs. Orville Sawyer in Central City. Coffee guests on Wednesday included Mrs. Gary Harless, Mrs. Rodney Johnson and Jodi, and Mrs. Bob Ostrander and Robie. Moore Lumber Co. promotes a new 1968 shipment with showroom trade message.
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Dolan Hahn
Orville Sawyer
Central City
Gary Harless
Rodney Johnson
Jodi
Bob Ostrander
Robie
Dwight Burney
Omaha
Burney
Nebraska Society For
Mr. Burney
Dwight Burney, Jr
RCA
Zenith
Moore Lumber Co
Stromsburg
Wayland Flodman
Julia Flodman
Merton Flodman
Osceola
Carroll Flodman
Ollie Johnson
Virgil Flodman
Grand Island
Kenneth Meerkatz
Luann
Leon Meerkatz
Loren
P. W. Aker
Tom Johnson
Seward
Polk Residents Eye Kahler Coffee Klatch Return
Local note mentions Ted Zabel and other Polk residents hoping to visit Kahler after the Kahler re opened his Kahoffee Klaque. The piece highlights a wish for a coffee gathering in Polk.
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Polk
Ted Zabel
Kahler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Bodine
Hardville
Henry Sandell
C. J. McCoy
E. Sundberg
Arlene Hahn
Minneapolis
Minn
Pork Woman’s Club
Nettie Carlson
Lenmis Lind
California
W. C. Steele
van Nuys and
Rex Nelson
Merle LaVelle
Evangelical Free Church
Nelson
Polk Farmers Union
York
of Ostberg
Herschel Shenk
Ford Shenk
Lindquist
Wayne Creech
Deland
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Mardell Lind
Marines
ED Payton
Bruning Air Base
Ohiowa
Mr. Farmer
Polk Grain Co
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
Nebraska Pers Association
Crete
Highland Park
Norris
Alice
Madison Avenue
Gerald
Geralds
Harold Anderson
LaMoyne Darnell
Joe Monson
Clarks
Polk County
Boardman’s
Stromsburg, Nebr
Ldalto
Wegner Monument Company
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